Hilde Fiedler
Hildegard Fiedler (born November 3, 1919 in Düsseldorf , † January 19, 2011 in Siegen ) was a German politician ( SPD ). From 1989 to 1994 she was mayor of the city of Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Life
Hildegard (Hilde) Fiedler grew up in Düsseldorf and was bombed there with her family during the Second World War. The family was evacuated to Thuringia. After the end of the war, Hilde Fiedler came to Siegen by chance in 1945, even though her mother originally came from Siegerland . She found accommodation with relatives in Dreis-Tiefenbach and, as a trained commercial clerk, got a job relatively quickly at the Reichwald company, today Reichwald & Co., in Siegen. Later she was a translator in the office of the Belgian garrison; since 1946 the 6th Lancers, an armored infantry regiment, were stationed in Siegen. At the end of the 1950s, she was employed by the Federal Miners' Union , where she was employed for over 30 years.
Hilde Fiedler joined the SPD in 1958. She comes from a social democratic family. Her brother Willy Könen was an SPD member of the Bundestag from 1953 to 1969. From 1961 to 1994 Hilde Fiedler was a member of the City Council of Siegen. From 1964 to 1969 she was deputy chairwoman and from 1979 to 1989 chairwoman of the cultural committee. In 1989 she was elected mayor of Siegen after having been deputy mayor from 1983 to 1987.
After her retirement from active politics, Hilde Fiedler was constantly working for art and culture in the Siegen area.
Other activities (selection)
- Working in the Belgian armed forces resulted in many contacts, which in particular also ensured international understanding between Germans and Belgians in the “Belgian Club” in Siegen.
- Culture was Hilde Fiedler's preferred field of work. Together with the editor Maria Anspach , she formed the cabaret duo "Tip Feder, Spitze Zunge" in 1981 and from 1987 the cabaret "Hexenbesen" with the repertoire of dialogues, skits, chanson texts and literary cabaret. Since 1983 there have also been solo appearances with recitations from world literature, including African, Indonesian, Chinese and Japanese poetry.
Awards
- 1981: Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1987: Seal of honor of the city of Siegen
- 1995: Honorary membership of the University of Siegen
- 1995: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 1998: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2006: "Diesterweg-Ring" of the University of Siegen
Individual evidence
- ^ Protagonist for women and culture: Report from DerWesten or Westfälische Rundschau from November 3, 2009
- ^ Siegener Zeitung : Hilde Fiedler is dead , January 20, 2011.
- ^ Culture handbook district of Siegen-Wittgenstein
- ↑ cross section. University of Siegen newspaper. January 2007, archived from the original on August 24, 2009 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Reinhardt |
Mayor of Siegen 1989–1994 |
Karl Wilhelm Kirchhöfer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fiedler, Hilde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fiedler, Hildegard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 2011 |
| Place of death | Wins |